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The Present Progressive. Remember we use the present tense to talk about an action that regularly takes place, or that is happening right now. ejemplo: Marta lava los platos. Marta washes the dishes. Marta is washing the dishes.
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Remember we use the present tense to talk about an action that regularly takes place, or that is happening right now. • ejemplo: Marta lava los platos. Marta washes the dishes. Marta is washing the dishes.
When you want to EMPHASIZE that an action is happing right now, you use the present progressive tense. ejemplo: Marta está lavando los platos. Marta is washing the dishes.
How to do it… the present tense forms of estar + the present participle ___________________________ the present progressive tense
Let’s review estar… (yo) estoy (nosotros) estamos (tú) estás (vosotros) estáis (él/ella, Ud.) está (ellos/ellas, Uds.) están
Let’s talk about the present participle… • The present participle is formed by dropping the ending of the infinitive and adding… -ando = -ar verbs -iendo = -er/ -ir verbs
What would the present participle of these verbs be? • escuchar • manejar • lavar • correr • escribir escuchando manejando lavando corriendo escribiendo
Let’s practice…Please put these sentences in the present progressive tense. • Carlos is studying. • Carlos estáestudiando. • I am talking on the phone. • Estoyhablandoporteléfono. • We are memorizing vocab. • Estamosaprendiendo de memoria el vocabulario. • They are listening to music. • Estánescuchandomúsica.
The Present Progressive Irregular Present Participles
Irregular present participle forms… diciendo pidiendo repitiendo siguiendo sirviendo -ir stem-changing verbs • decir • pedir • repetir • seguir • servir What happens? The e in the infinitive changes to i!
Irregular present participle forms… durmiendo muriendo -ir stem-changing verbs • dormir • morir What happens? The o in the infinitive changes to u!
Irregular present participle forms… creyendo leyendo trayendo -er stem-changing verbs • creer • leer • traer What happens? The i of –iendo changes to y!
Let’s practice…Please put these sentences in the present progressive tense. • Carmen is sleeping. • Carmen está durmiendo. • We are getting dressed. • Estamos vistiendo. • The teacher is repeating the homework. • El profesor está repitiendo la tarea. • You (fam.) are reading my favorite book. • Tú estás leyendo mi libro favorito. • The girls are bringing salads. • Las chicas están trayendo ensaladas.